Sixteen more days until Christmas! I know there’s a few of you out there who already have it all together: your cookies are already made and are in the freezer; your presents were bought ages go and you just finished wrapping them; you now have time to watch “It’s A Wonderful Life” everyday for the rest of the Christmas season.

Good for you!

The rest of us slackers will have to limp along with the rest of humanity.

The tree is up, my Santa cookie jar is sitting out (with nothing in it) and I’ve decided I’ll get preparations started tomorrow. Or maybe the next day.

On a less lazy note, I’ve done a little research again this year and I have some great ideas for Christmas gift giving. Let’s take a look at some of the things that are making the cool or unusual lists this year:

For kids, I love the website landofnod.com because it has toys that encourage creativity and fun outdoors. I realize that we’re now a technocratic society but now more than ever we need to encourage the younger generation to get outside and play. The Land Of Nod has amazing tents in all different shapes: a real ice cream truck tent you can get inside and serve ice cream through the window; an assortment of really interesting and colorful tepees; a hanging theater playhouse tent; and just a page full of well-made, well-priced, good, solid stuff.

For the men in your life, I really like this new guy thing called “Man Crates.” In a nutshell, they’re these nice looking crates that pack in lots of great stuff depending on the theme you pick. So, for example, if you picked out the Pit Master Crate, you’d get a box filled with barbecue tools and sauces and other grilling gadgets. The crates come with a crowbar for opening and there’s literally three dozen themes to choose from, like the Whiskey Crate or the Poker Crate. Visit mancrate.com. They range in price from $50 to $150. It’s cheaper than a man cave, right?

I also think the Grillbot Automatic Grill Cleaner is cool but absolutely ridiculous. It’s a little robot that cleans your grill for you after you take the burgers off. $99.

For the techies in your life, I love the TP-Link WiFi Range Extender. It’s just a little plug-in gadget but it’ll extend your WiFi signal up to 10,000 feet. It’s $74 and it’s great for grown kids. And have you seen the Tiles? Those little squares you can attach to your key chain or throw in your purse that will help you locate those items when you loose them? It’s about time! That’s all I have to say.

And noise cancelling headphones for nearly $300? Why not yell “Be quiet!”

And then there’s this spiffy little alarm clock on wheels. If you don’t turn it off when it tries to wake you up, it will literally jump off your nightstand and run away, forcing you to get out of bed and chase it to stop it from beeping. It’s called the Clocky Alarm Clock and it’s $65.

Over at Amazon, three games are best sellers which tells us people are now desperate to be amused. Distractions from the world are big this Christmas.

The best-selling appliance on Amazon can be yours for $20. It’s a pocket hand warmer and this is one of those cute, inexpensive gifts that someone would actually use. It’s kind of oval shaped and hand-sized and heats up on both sides. Order one for each pocket. It’s made by Vshow.

In the home and kitchen department, the only thing selling better than crockpots this Christmas are wind chimes. I’m not sure what that’s all about, but who am I to judge the whims (or the wind chimes) of the American people?

One thing that’s changing in the food department this year is all the healthy stuff that is making the Top 10 list. Our millennials are changing the game in their favor and ordering coconut oil and organic snack bars and protein powder. They’re determined to stay healthy much longer than their parents are, so it might be fun to make a healthy food basket for a health-conscious millennial.

As for me, the only thing I want comes in way last on that health food list: I want the chocolate covered strawberries. And an entire box of Lindt chocolate truffles.

And why not? It’s Christmas, right? I only wish chocolate came in one of those crates.